Booting your PC from the Image Boot Media

Booting your PC from the Image Boot Media

For the NovaBACKUP Image Boot Media (DR Boot Media) to be a boot-able device, that your PC can boot from (instead of the internal hard drive) the Image/DR Boot Disk will either need to be a CD or a USB flash drive as your form of rescue media. You will also need to know which key on your PC's keyboard to press during the start up screen to enter your "Boot Device Menu". From there you will select your optical CD drive or USB flash drive as the first drive in your boot-up sequence. This will allow your system to access the DR Boot Disk media which you will have already created, rather than attempting to boot from your hard disk.

Note: We DO NOT recommend using a DVD disc as your Image Boot Media as a number of DVD drives experience problems when attempting to use boot-able disc media.

We recommend testing your Image Boot Media as soon as possible after creating it to make sure that you (A.) know how to boot your computer to the media in the event of a disaster, and (B.) are familiar with what the restore environment software looks like when running off of the Image Boot Media.

Here is a reference website which may tell you what keys will allow you to enter your Boot Device Menu: website 1. If these keys do not work for you, ensure that you have a WIRED keyboard connected, either USB or otherwise. Wireless connected keyboards may not work for entering your Boot Menu as the keyboard may not be seen by your system BIOS. If you still cannot locate the key to enter the Boot Device Menu or enter the BIOS setup, then you may consult your manufacturer's technical support team for them to assist or look up the manual for your exact model of computer or motherboard. The list of computer's below are just some of the most popular computer manufacturers and is not in any way a complete list of all computer models. The results below are from website 1.

Keys to Enter BIOS or Boot Device Menu

Manufacturer

Model

BIOS Setup

Boot Device Menu

Compaq

Most models

F1

ESC

Dell

Most models

F2

F12

HP

Most models

F10 or F2

ESC (or F9)

Lenovo

Most models

F1 or F12

N/A

BIOS Setup and Boot Device Menu Keys (Website 2)

Manufacturer

Type

Models

Boot Menu

Boot Once

BIOS/UEFI Key

Change Priority

Acer

Esc, F12, F9

Del, F2

Acer

netbook

Aspire One zg5, zg8

F12

F2

Acer

netbook

Aspire Timeline

F12

F2

Acer

netbook

Aspire v3, v5, v7

F12

The "F12 Boot Menu" must be enabled in BIOS. It is disabled by default.